You won't see much coverage in the mainstream media, but His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of 275 million Orthodox Christians around the world, has arrived in the United States for a rare visit.The visit, which runs through Nov. 6, will include events in New Orleans, New York, Atlanta and Washington, D.C.
The Ecumenical Patriarchate is based in Constantinople, where the Patriarch's movements are restricted by the Turkish government.
His All Holiness, Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, is the 270th successor of the 2,000-year-old local Christian Church founded by St. Andrew.
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Read more about the Patriarch at http://www.patriarchate.org/
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I heard him give a speech at the Vatican several years ago when I went there with Bishop Raymond Burke. Patriarch Bartholomew was participating in the mass in a limited way and had a thundering voice. He received a huge applause by all the Catholics attending including hundreds of Bishops who were there to watch the ceremony. Pope John promoted a number of Bishops to Cardinals and Priests to Bishops. Rigalli was promoted to Cardinal. Pope John passed away shortly thereafter.
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